A pharmaceutical worker’s arbitration grievance was dismissed after an arbitrator ruled it was barred by a release the worker signed when she accepted a severance package and ended her employment. …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker fired for calling managers Nazis loses DFR complaint against Unifor
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor, Local Union No. 288, finding the union acted reasonably when it withdrew grievances on behalf… …
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PREMIUM Termination too harsh for forklift operator who failed to report racking damage, arbitrator finds
A cold-storage warehouse worker in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, who was fired for failing to report damage he caused to a metal racking system has been reinstated — but without back… …
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CN must reopen Manitoba wheel shop, compensate laid-off workers: Arbitrator
Canadian National Railway must reopen its Transcona Wheel Shop, hire at least 20 new employees, and compensate workers laid off during a 10-month period following the closure of three Manitoba …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a senior Sunwing Airlines captain who sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a flight attendant during a resort layover, rejecting the union’s argument that… …
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AFL violated collective agreement with work assignment to seconded staffer: Arbitrator
The Alberta Federation of Labour breached its collective agreement with Unifor Local 445 by allowing a seconded employee to perform bargaining unit work beyond workplace organizing, an arbitrator has … …
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PREMIUM Bell Technical Solutions violated collective agreement by scheduling single days of rest
An arbitrator has found Bell Technical Solutions violated its collective agreement by scheduling two employees to work with only a single day of rest during an eight-week period, ruling the… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Coast Mountain Bus Company driver fired for chasing, kicking passenger after bottle thrown
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a transit operator who chased down and physically assaulted a passenger after the passenger threw a plastic juice bottle that bounced off a… …
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Ford worker’s decades-old union complaint against Unifor tossed due to abuse of process, delay
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation application filed more than 20 years after a worker’s termination, finding the case constituted an abuse of process …
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Ontario court upholds dismissal of Stellantis worker’s duty of fair representation complaint
An Ontario court has dismissed a judicial review application from a worker who alleged his union failed to properly represent him after he was fired by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada …


